Kevin McCarthy Makes Sick Joke About Hitting Pelosi If He’s Ever Speaker Of The House
“I want you to watch Nancy Pelosi hand me that gavel. It will be hard not to hit her with it, but I will bang it down,” he told laughing GOP donors.
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Frustration As Biden, Congress Allow Eviction Ban To Expire
Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.
“People Are Outraged”: General Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic
We go to Guatemala to speak with an opposition lawmaker and a Maya K’iche’ leader who joined Thursday’s major national strike demanding the resignation of right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei and other government officials facing allegations of corruption.
Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault; Urges ICC Probe
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into apparent Israeli war crimes committed during its recent 11-day assault on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. We discuss a major report HRW released this week that closely examines three Israeli strikes that killed 62 Palestinians civilians in May. U.S.-made weapons were used in at least two of the attacks investigated.
“This Is Not a Climate Bill”: Leah Stokes on Why Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Senate Democrats have announced that they have joined with 17 Republicans to vote in favor of taking up a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. The plan includes new spending on climate and environment measures, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed. Democrats say they hope to include additional climate measures in a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that could advance without being blocked by a Republican filibuster if it is backed by all 50 Democrats.
Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele Blasts Jim Jordan On His Jan. 6 Trump Amnesia
“You’re a grown-ass man,” Steele addresses Jordan, who claims he can’t recall when he spoke to Donald Trump Jan. 6. “Stop acting like a 10-year-old.
Mark Meadows Says He’s Meeting With Trump And Shadow ‘Cabinet Members’ On ‘Real Plans’
The former White House chief of staff is working on strategy at Bedminister with the man he calls “the president.
‘Botched’: Arizona GOP’s Ballot Count Ends, Troubles Persist
The turmoil casts even more doubt on the conclusions of what backers describe as a “forensic audit” but what experts and critics say is a deeply flawed, partisan process.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn Was Stopped Trying To Bring Gun On Plane In February
The GOP congressman said he mistakenly put the unloaded handgun in his carry-on rather than his checked bag.
Bacon May Disappear In California As Pig Law Takes Effect
The California rules could be a case of consumers clearly paying a price for their beliefs.
Biden’s new weapon against Covid-19: Don’t call it a mandate
President Joe Biden is due to issue a directive Thursday requiring some 2 million federal employees to attest they’ve received the shot or submit to weekly testing.
“This Is Not a Climate Bill”: Leah Stokes on Why Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Senate Democrats have announced that they have joined with 17 Republicans to vote in favor of taking up a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. The plan includes new spending on climate and environment measures, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed. Democrats say they hope to include additional climate measures in a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that could advance without being blocked by a Republican filibuster if it is backed by all 50 Democrats.
Rep. Cori Bush Camps Out At U.S. Capitol To Protest End Of Eviction Moratorium
Democrats failed to push through an extension before heading off on Congress’s summer recess. The Missouri lawmaker invites them to her campout.
J.D. Vance Tells Tucker Carlson The Quiet Part Out Loud: He Wants A ‘Healthy Ruling Class’
Right-wing Ohio Senate candidate lashed Kamala Harris, AOC, Pete Buttigieg as “childless cat ladies” who aren’t pumping out … wage slaves?
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik Gets Dragged For Not Understanding Medicare
Twitter users mocked the New York congresswoman for praising Medicare and Medicaid without realizing they’re forms of socialism.
Judge Slams Capitol Rioter Refusing To Wear Masks: ‘When Did You Go To Medical School?’
A judge told a member of the far-right Proud Boys in a hearing: “We have a virus that is killing people — why is it so hard to wear a mask?
Congress Can Get Donald Trump’s Tax Returns, Justice Department Rules
The Treasury Department must turn over the former president’s tax returns to a congressional committee, according to the legal opinion.
“People Are Outraged”: General Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic
We go to Guatemala to speak with an opposition lawmaker and a Maya K’iche’ leader who joined Thursday’s major national strike demanding the resignation of right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei and other government officials facing allegations of corruption.
Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault; Urges ICC Probe
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into apparent Israeli war crimes committed during its recent 11-day assault on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. We discuss a major report HRW released this week that closely examines three Israeli strikes that killed 62 Palestinians civilians in May. U.S.-made weapons were used in at least two of the attacks investigated.
Biden’s new weapon against Covid-19: Don’t call it a mandate
President Joe Biden is due to issue a directive Thursday requiring some 2 million federal employees to attest they’ve received the shot or submit to weekly testing.
Workers Beg Joe Manchin to Save West Virginia Pharma Plant as His Daughter Walks Away with $31M
More than 1,400 workers in West Virginia are set to lose their jobs this week when the Viatris pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown shuts down and moves operations overseas to India and Australia. Workers say they’ve had no response to their urgent requests for help from their Democratic senator, Joe Manchin, who is often called the most powerful man in Washington. Viatris was formed through a merger between two pharmaceutical companies, Mylan and Upjohn.
NAACP Head Derrick Johnson Remembers Bob Moses as Key “Strategist” of Civil Rights Movement
We look at the life and legacy of civil rights icon Bob Moses, who recently died at the age of 86, with NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who formerly headed the NAACP Mississippi State Conference, where Moses served as field secretary for SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and helped register thousands of voters across the state. “Bob Moses was one of the most profound strategist leaders of the civil rights movement across the country,” says Johnson.
Former Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan’s Longest-Serving Senator, Has Died
First elected to the Senate in 1978, Carl Levin represented Michigan longer than any other senator.
Ilhan Omar’s New Guaranteed Income Bill Would Send $1,200 Monthly To Most Americans
Omar’s bill would fund guaranteed income pilots in hundreds of communities, then launch a national program to send $1,200 monthly to people making up to $75,000 a year.
‘Comically Minimal Ego-Stroking’: Inside The Bumble Takedown Of A Violent Capitol Rioter
Andrew Taake was arrested for pepper-spraying and attacking police officers with a whip at the U.S. Capitol. Here’s how a Bumble dating app user reeled him in.
If The Jan. 6 Rioters Were Just Tourists, Why Was Mo Brooks Wearing Body Armor?
The Alabama Republican claims his speech that day was nothing more than “a pep talk.
Biden Calls On States To Give $100 To Every Newly Vaccinated Person
The president is hoping the new incentive will increase COVID-19 vaccination rates across the U.S.
“This Is Not a Climate Bill”: Leah Stokes on Why Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Senate Democrats have announced that they have joined with 17 Republicans to vote in favor of taking up a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. The plan includes new spending on climate and environment measures, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed. Democrats say they hope to include additional climate measures in a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that could advance without being blocked by a Republican filibuster if it is backed by all 50 Democrats.